Trending News: Obama Gave Kanye West Valuable Advice About What It Takes To Be President

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While speaking at a DNC fundraiser in San Francisco, President Barack Obama offered up the rapper/pop icon/supreme narcissist some tips on running for president.

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Apparently the president has been briefed on Kanye West’s promise to run for office in 2020 and he’s a bit concerned. So as someone who actually made the White House his crib, President Barack Obama gave the self-proclaimed “greatest living rock star on the planet” a few tips.

The president’s first tip is as follows: "First of all, you've got to spend a lot of time dealing with some strange characters who behave like they're on a reality TV show," said Obama at a DNC fundraiser on Saturday night. "So you've just to be cool with that."

Scratch your head over that double-edged joke for a sec, and let’s move on to tip #2. “Saying that you have a 'Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' — that's what's known as 'off-message' in politics," Obama said. "You can't say something like that. There are a lot of people who have lost their congressional seats saying things like that."

Obama bringing the lolz with a dash of reality with that one, but his last tip, while realistic, might be a little too cynical. "Do you really think that this country is going to elect a black guy from the South Side of Chicago with a funny name to be president of the United States?" Obama asked. "That is crazy. That's cray!"

It’s pretty safe to say Barack Hussein Obama is a controversial, if not, funny name considering the political climate of the last decade (Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden ring some bells). And while Obama’s not from the South Side of Chicago, he was Senator of Illinois. Oh wait, was that the joke or real advice? Airforce One right over my head.

In any case, even if Kanye wasn’t joking about heading into politics, crazier things have happened *cough* The Donald *cough* The Governator *cough*.

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